The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-24
HAWAIIAN PARLIAMENT.
Legislative Assembly-Extra SEES
sion of 1887.
Seventeenth Day.
WEDNESDAY, Novemb'


House met at 10 a. m. PRAYER by the
chaplain. Minutes read and approved.
PETITIONS.
Rep. KalaukOa presented petition with
thirty signatures that rifle practice at Paa-
waa be prohibited, and that the Minister
of Foreign Affairs request all the volunteer
companies not to practice there. Referred
to Military Committee.
The hon. member also presented petit
ton from Honolulu, with twenty-three
signatures, praying that no loan be nego-
tlated in London; that Geo. w. Macfarlane
be removed from the office of agent to the
Government; that all moneys Geo. w.
Macfarlane collected, not authorized by the
Loan Act be Immediately refunded to the
Treasury, Referred to Finance Commit
tee.
Rep. Nakaleka presented petition from
the Blue Ribbon League, Molokai, praying
that either the importation of spirituous
liquors be entirely prohibited or restricted
Referred to special committee.
The hon. member also presented petit
ton from South KohaIa, with thirty-four
signatures, praying that Lono be allowed
leprosy in that district. Laid OH table.
Noble Richardson presented a petition
from Kaanapah, with fifty signatures,
praying that the Government Physician at
Lahaina be removed. Referred to Sanitary
Committee.
REPORT OF MILITARY COMMITTEE.
Noble Young presented the following re-
port from the Military Committee:
Hon. S. G. Wilder, President Legislative
Ascend ly-Sir: The Committee on Mill
tary beg leave to submit the following re-
port:
Having given the matter of outstanding
claims against the Honolulu Rifles Com
panies careful consideration, we find, first:
That the orders for all the goods for which
these claims are presented were given by
the commanding officer in good faith, be-
heving that when the goods were de-
ivered the bills would be approved and
paid
SecOnd-That the bulk of the orders for
these goods were given from February up
to and including June of this year, except
some of the smaller orders, which were
given during the year 1886.
Thlrd-That although a portion of the
clothing has been furnished since June
Both, it has been principally on orders
placed previous to that date.
Fourth-There have been few stands
of arms and some articles of equipment (to
complete outfit supplied since June Both
Fifth-As compared with the expenses
of the other military companies, almost
everything against the Honolulu Rifles,
from their first organization, comes in this
period; whereas the other companies were
fully supplied before this period com
nenced.
Sixth-YOur committee recommend that
under the circumstances connected with
the recent changes IN government affairs
in this Kingdom, and recognizing the I'M
selfish and indispensable services of the
Honolulu Rifles in assisting to bring about
such changes, that all outstanding claims
against said organization, certified by the
commanding officer, and as per list here
with, be paid by this Government All of
which is respectfully submitted
ALEX. You've,
G. MOTLEY,
w. E. FOSTER,
A. S. WILCOX,
A. KAUHI.
Attached to the report is the following
list of the unpaid claims against the Homo
lulu Rifles: